Frame for railway-cars.



PATENTED DEC. 27, 1904.,

W. F, KIESEL, JR. FRAME FOR RAILWAY GARS.

APPLICATION MLBD SEPT. 24,1904,

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INVENTOR WITNESSES: @a2/u Z d f 91ML 8,3 ATTORNEY No. 778,676. PATENTED DEG. 2'7, 1904. W. F. KIESEL, JR. FRAME FOR RAILWAY CARS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24,1904,

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UNITED STATES Patented December 27, 1904.

VILLIAM F. KIESEL, JR., OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

'FRAVIE FOR RAILWAY-CARS.

SPECIFICATION'formng part of Letters Patent No. 778,676, dated December 27', 1904:.

' Application flied September 24,1904. serie1Ne.225,741.

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Be it known that I, IVILLIAM F. KInsEL, Jr.,

Va citizen of the United States, residing at Alof which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in the manner of constructing the end frames of railway-cars which are to be used in connection with passenger and express trains; and the object of my improvements is to provide a steel reinforcing" framework for the ends of such cars which shall add materially tothe strength and stiffness of the wooden framework to resist shock where cars are broug'ht violently together, as when in collision, in order to prevent the telescoping of the cars or the carrying' away of the car-body above the sills I attain my object by means of the construction and arrangement of the parts of the framework as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents an end view of a vestibule-car adapted for postal or express service with the right-hand portion cut away on the 4line 1 l in Fig. 2; Fig'. 2, a horizontal section on the lines 2 2 in Fig. 1; Fig. 3, a vertical longitudinal section on the lines 3 3 in Figs. l and 2, and Fig. 4; a detail showing an enlarged sectional view to illustrate the manner of attaching' the frame-timbers and sheathing to the steel skeleton.

Like letters of reference designate like parts in the several views.

A represents a steel plate which forms part of the end sill of the car, the end-sill timbers being bolted or otherwise fastened to said plate. At each end of this plate are riveted the uprights B, which are in the form of Z- bars and are inclosed by the frame-timbers which form the corner-posts of the car. At the top of the car and passing' across between the corner-bars B B is a horizontal channelplate C, which at the ends is bolted to the top side plates J of the car. This channel-plate,

Y as illustrated in the drawings, is formed of a fiat plate with the flanges formed by the separate angle-bars G and H riveted thereto at the front and' back to give it the required stiffness. It will be understood, however, that this channel-piece may be made up of one steel plate pressed into the required shape. The front of the channel-plate is curved to conform with the end of the car-roof and has riveted to it the vertical plate I, which completes the'overhang of the roof.

Extending' between the plate A and the channel C at each side of the door are I-bars firmlyriveted in place and forming reinforcements for the door-posts. These I-bars also project outwardly and have attached to their outer faces the uprights F, which form part of the framework of the vestibule. An inspection of the drawings will show that these I-bars, attached as they are at the top and bottom to the channel-plate and to the endsill plate, respectively, will receive and resist any end shock produced by another car being thrown violently against a car so constructed. The channel-plate at the top being attached to the top side plates forms, together with the I-bars, a stiff framework to resist such shock. Thus if a car in collision should rise up next to a car so constructed the force tending to carry away the car-body above the sills will be resisted by the joint action of the different members comprised in my reinforcing-framework.

To further strengthen the framework, I provide Z-bars riveted to the plate Aat the bottom of the door-posts and extending thence diagonally to the top of the corner-posts, where they are riveted to the channel-plate. This particular construction is applicable only to passenger, postal, or express cars provided with stub platforms and vestibules. In the case of cars having wide platforms and vestibules some modification must necessarily be made in the I-bars which form the door-post reinforcements, otherwise the framework will remain the same, the channel-piece C, however, being made much wider, so as to extend out to the end of the hood of the vestibule.

Vhile I prefer to use the Z-bars for the uprights B and the diag'onals C, because they are better adapted for the purpose of attaching the frame-timbers thereto, as will be seen by an inspection of Figs. 1 and 4, I do not limit myself to the use of this shape of bar. The manner of attaching the frame-timbers and the outside and inside sheathing of the car to this reinforeingsteel framework will readily appear to those skilled in the art from an inspection of Fig. 4 and does not require particular description, as my invention lies wholly in the manner of building up the steel framework. l i

Having 'thns described my improvements, what Iclaim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A steel. reinforcing end frame for railway-ea'rs comprising a horizontal plate having strengthening' ribs o'r flanges extending along the front and rear edges attached to the top side plates of the car, an end-sill plate, and Vertical members extending therebetween for the corner and door posts.

Q. A steel reinforcing end frame for railway-cars comprising a horizontal channelplate attached to the top side plates of the car and forming a vestibule-ceiling, an end-sill plate, and vertical members extending therebetween for the corner and door posts.

3. A steel reinforcing end frame for railway-cars comprising a horizontal channelplate attached to the top side plates of the car and forming a vestibule-ceiling, an end-sill plate, and I-bars extending therebetween for the door-posts.

4. A steel reinforcing end frame for railway-cars comprising a horizontal channel- 5 plate attached to the top side plates of the car and forming a vestibule-ceiling, an end-sill plate, and I-bars for the door-posts and Z-bars for the corner-posts extending therebetween.

5. A steel reinforcing end frame for rail- 40 way-cars comprising a horizontal channelplate attached to the top side plates of the car and forming a vestibule-ceiling, an end-sill plate, I-bars for the door-posts and Z-bars for the corner-posts extending therebetween, 45 and Z-bar diagonals extending from the foot of the door-posts to the top of the cornerposts. I l

6. A steel reinforcing end frame for railway-cars comprisingahorizontalplatepassing S0 across between the ends of the top side plates, an end-sill plate, vertical members therebetween for the corner and door posts, and diagonal members extending from the foot of the door-posts to the top of the corner-posts.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM F. KIES'EL, JR. Witnesses:

J. F. MECK, J. C. STORM. 

